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The Glock47 Review

September 22, 2023 by contrib1 Leave a Comment

You may not be excited by yet another Glock – the Toyota Camry of handguns – ‘but you will be satisfied.’
STORY AND PHOTOS BY NICK PERNA

In the world of firearms writers, there’s nothing more exciting than testing and evaluating a new firearm, unless it’s a Glock. Glock (us.glock.com) has been designing and manufacturing high quality handguns for over 30 years, and the reality is that the company has basically been updating, adding to andotherwise perfecting the same basic handgun that rolled off the assembly line in 1982.

So there’s the boring part – nothing new and fancy, just improved. Glocks are also boringly reliable, accurate and consistent. So there’s that. If it were a car, a Glock would be something akin to a Toyota Camry or Honda Accord.The latest in the Glock family is the Glock 47. For those unfamiliar with the numbering system for Glocks, the number 47 indicates that it is the 47th handgun design the company has marketed. This causes a lot of confusion, since you would think it would be done by caliber – for instance, the Glock 22 would shoot .22-caliber ammo (it takes .40 caliber).But for those familiar with the culture at Glock, this is indicative of the no-nonsense approach taken by the company’s founder, Gaston Glock. Gaston started out as an engineer manufacturing curtain rods and military knives, and then got into the gun business when he decided to see if he could make a handgun, based on a polymer frame, that was better than what was on the market at the time.

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Whether you love ’em or hate ’em, it’s hard to argue with success. The Glock is the most widely used handgun in law enforcement and is one of the most popular pistols for private purchase as well. With imitation being the sincerest form of flattery, most modern field-stripped handguns resemble or are an almost direct copy of the Glock’s operating mechanisms.

SO WHAT DOES the Glock 47 MOS (Modular Optical System) do better than previous models? Quite a few things, actually. As the name MOS implies, it’s equipped out of the box to take an optic. The slide is milled to accept most optics on the market today. The 47 was initially designed to meet the needs of the United States Customs and Border Protection agency, with the MOS compatibility option being one of the requirements.The gun is chambered in 9mm and, in appearance, most closely resembles the Glock 17. It is unknown if there are plans to come out with other calibers.

The 47 comes standard with three 17-round magazines. The magic round count for full-frame Glocks has traditionally been 15. On the surface, the addition of two more rounds is a minor thing, but in a gun fight it can be the difference in whether or not you come home at night. As with all Glock mags, the last few rounds can be a challenge to load. The gun comes with a mag loader to assist with this issue.

Gen 5 mags drop freely from the magazine well. In older models, the magazine was designed not to allow the mag to fall completely from the mag well after the magazine release button was pushed. I’ve heard that the Austrian military – the original purchasers of the Glock – wanted it that way so soldiers wouldn’t lose their magazines. This meant Glock gun runners in the early 2000s had to strip mags out of the mag well with their nonfiring hand or do the “Glock shake,” a technique where you would violently flip your wrist after you hit the mag release to make the empty mag fly out.

Glock has fixed this. Modularity has become the industry standard in firearms. Sig Sauer has taken this to new levels with their interchangeable fire control systems like the one found in the Sig 332, which allows the user to easily swap out different size frames and different length slides. The Glock system is builtaround the frame of the handgun so there aren’t many options there, save different size backstraps that can be swapped out (the Glock 47 comes with two). However, with the Glock 47, the user can swap out slides from other Gen 5 Glock 17, 19 and 45 handguns.This gives the user some choice in terms of length of slide for increased concealability (the Glock 19 slide) or better accuracy from a longer slide (the Glock 17 slide). The internal components of the Gen 5 Glock 17, 19 and 45 are interchangeable with the Glock 47. All Gen 5s now come with forward slide serrations to facilitate easier press checking. Glock finally came around and added an ambidextrousslide release (referred to as a “slide stop” in Glock talk). They also got rid of the much-maligned finger grooves on the front of the frame. Personally, I didn’t care much either way about the finger grooves, but they were a hot topic of discussion amongst the keyboard commandos with virtual degrees in what is considered “tacticacool.”Anyway, they got rid of them. The 47s still come with the cheap plastic sights Glock includes on all oftheir handguns. The only thing good about them is they are easy to remove so you can replace them with an after market sight set. I guess the issued sights help keep the price point lower, but it’s offset by having to buy your own.

MY POLICE DEPARTMENT recently made the switch from the Gen 4 .40-caliber Glock 22 to the 9mm Glock 47. We saw an immediate improvement in accuracy, especially from some of the “shooting-challenged” officers that every department has.

This had a lot to do with switching calibers. The .40-caliber Smith & Wesson round was the wonder boy of handgun calibers in the late ’90s, hailed for its stopping power when compared to the 9mm. Truth be told, both calibers are equally effective at eliminating threats and, as more modern tacticians have pointed out, it’s shot placement that is the most important element of stopping threats.The downside to the .40 is its sharper recoil. As a lawman who has carried a .45-caliber handgun most of his career, I can honestly say that a .40-caliber recoil is sharper. This makes it more difficult to train new shooters with and increases the likelihood of issues like recoil anticipation.

This is not an issue with the 9mm Glock 47. I noticed two things when testing it on the range that I hadn’t observed in previous Glock models, which also make it more user-friendly. One, the slide requires less effort to rack. It is also easier to pull it back to press check it. This may be attributed to the shorter dust cover on the Glock 47.

Two, the trigger pull felt smoother than what I had come to expect from Glocks. The usual Glock trigger pull, to me, feels like a two-stage trigger with a long pull in between both stages. The Glock 47 trigger seemed to have eliminated some of the pull time and stiffness from the trigger pull.

About half of the officers have opted to mount optics on their guns. We haven’t had any issues with them and, for those who prefer optics, it just makes a good gun better. Our department also issues SureFire X300 lights. The bean counters in the department counted it as a big win that our new Glock 47s (minus the optics) fit in our old Safariland Glock 22 holsters! The X300s were also recycled from the old .40-cal warhorses. The cops and the accountants were both happy, which is rare.I have been trying out my newly issued 47 at work in plainclothes or undercover assignments, as well as off duty. For holsters, I have purchased ones that are the correct size for a Glock 17. Most holster manufacturers I looked at didn’t list the Glock 47 as a holster size, since it is so new. So look for Glock 17 holsters if you want one for your 47. All in all, I can’t promise you will be excited about getting a new Glock 47, but you will be satisfied.

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The Awesome Kel-Tec SUB2000 Gen2 9mm: Hands-on Review

September 16, 2023 by contrib1 Leave a Comment

This thorough review was done by TFB a while fast forward to the current. Man this Kel-Tec Gen2 Sub2000 9mm has become a big favorite for many peeps out there to throw this into their fun plinking bag. Here’s a quick breakdown for you gun spec nuts:

1. Lightweight Construction: Right off the bat, it’s clear that the Sub2000 is incredibly lightweight, as you’d expect from Kel-Tec. It’s primarily made of polymer, which contributes to its low weight. However, it doesn’t feel cheap; in fact, it seems to be well-constructed.

2. Folding Mechanism: The folding mechanism is a standout feature. It locks securely in place, thanks to a notch located right behind the sight. To fold it, you simply lift the trigger guard slightly, and it snaps back into place. This compact folding design is great for portability.

3. Compatibility with Glock Magazines: For Glock owners, this carbine is a dream. It accepts both 17-rounders and 33-round stick magazines, making it convenient for those who already have a Glock.

4. Sights: The sights on this carbine are quite decent. It has a rear peep sight, similar to a Maytec, and a half-hooded front sight post, both of which provide good target acquisition.

5. Safety: The cross-bolt safety is functional but slightly out of the way. It’s still manageable with your firing hand, though.

6. Charging Handle: The charging handle is located at the back, which some might find a bit awkward due to the tension required. It takes some getting used to but gets the job done.

7. Magazine Release: The magazine release is right-handed only and doesn’t appear to be interchangeable.

8. Bolt Hold-Open: Unfortunately, there’s no bolt hold-open feature, meaning you’ll have to manually charge it after going dry.

9. Picatinny Rails: In the Gen2 model, Kel-Tec added picatinny rails above and below, allowing you to mount accessories like an Aimpoint or EOTech. However, keep in mind that adding these accessories may limit your ability to fold the carbine in half.

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10. Substantial Redesign: Kel-Tec made several significant changes in this Sub2000 redesign. They added an adjustable stock with three positions, a wider footprint, short-tooth gripping, a single-point sling attachment, and a webbing-sling loop. They also included a bit of picatinny rail on the bottom of the stock.

11. Bolt Tube: The bolt tube now features a salt-bath nitride finish for added lubricity and scratch resistance.

12. Grip: They integrated a larger ejection port for better ejection and added GatorGrip to enhance the grip.

13. Forend: The forend is vastly improved, with top and bottom integral picatinny rails, five standard M-Lok slots per side, and GatorGrip for a solid hold.

14. Sight Upgrade: The sight is now constructed from aluminum, offering more consistent controls for elevation and windage. It can also be removed to expose additional threaded areas if needed.

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Ok, here’s the video review with transcript from TFB below.

[embedded content]Video TranscriptionHey guys it’s james, TFB TV, and I’ve got something really exciting for you today: This backpack. Naw, I’m just kiddin’. I’ve got the Kel-Tec SUB2000 Glock mags Gen2. That’s right, brand new one. We’re gonna take it for a spin on this episode of TFB TV. Took it out to the louisianna swamp, sweat my ass off trying this thing out for you guys, you’ll see that right away. Before I get started though, I wanted to say thank you to our newest sponsor Grizzley Targets, the toughest steel targets on the market; and thank you as usual to Ventura Ammunitions. I hope you guys enjoy the review, check it out, leave a comment, and subscribe. Thank you.
Hey guys, James again for TFB TV. Today I’ve got the brand-spanking-new Gentec Sub2000 Carbine. Many of you are probably familiar with the Generation 1, that’s right, the pistol caliber carbine that folds in half, except this version accepts Glock17 mags. But my initial impressions:
Very lightweight. This thing is, as you would expect from Kel-Tec, a lot of polymer, so it’s really lightweight, but it seems to be well-constructed. It doesn’t feel cheap, it feels pretty well-made. You can see it’s got the folding mechanism, there’s a notch right here that retains– it grips on, you can see, to the front portion right behind the sight, and keeps it locked, keeps it locked tight. Once you remove that, it snaps into place, and then if you want to fold it again, just lift the trigger guard slightly, and then it folds right back, snaps into place again. Really neat, it folds down to– god that is a loud osprey. Really neat, folds into a very compact package; and for you Glock owners out there, you’ve already got the magazines for it. You can use your 17-rounders, you can use your 33-round stick mags.
Sights are pretty good, you can see there’s a rear peep sight, similar to a maytec. It feels like– this is polymer, then you’ve got like a half-hooded front sightpost right here, so the sights are pretty decent on this thing.
We’ve got cross-bolt safety, it’s a little bit out of the way but you can still manipulate it with your firing hand, so that’s not so bad. Charging handle is right here in the back. I’m not sure how I feel about it, it takes quite a bit of tension, so it’s a little bit awkward to have it under here and so close to the back of the stock. But, you know, it works. You’ve got a right-handed magazine release, not ambidextrous and it doesn’t look interchangeable, either. One slight drawback, no bolt hold-open. You’ve got to manually charge it every time you go dry. In the Gen2, Kel-tec added picatinny rail above and below, you can definitely mount an aimpoint or an eotec or something on this thing, but you’ve got to think about the fact that if you did that, you’re not gonna be able to fold it in half anymore. So, that seems like a nice feature, but I’m not sure that everybody’s gonna exploit it. But it is nice to have the rail underneath, so if you wanted to add like an AFG or a flashlight or both, you’ve got quite a bit of real-estate here, so that’s real estate.
And you get to see me shoot this suppressed, because there are 1/2 by 28 threads underneath this thread protector on the muzzle. Pretty cool.
Stock and the stock-retention nut are metal, so is the charging handle, the bolt, of course, and the barrel. Pretty much looks like the front sight block is– might be metal, too. Yeah, the front sight block is aluminum. But most of the body is polymer, so again, very lightweight and it’s gonna be exciting to shoot this thing. Let’s try it out.
The Sub-2000 redesign was actually pretty ingenius. They made several substantial changes. First of all, they made the stock adjustable to three different positions. It has an updated angle with a wider footprint and short-tooth gripping. It’s got also the single-point sling attachment and a webbing-sling loop.And it’s actually got- I didn’t even notice this at first- a little bit of picatinny rail on the bottom of the stock.
Second, the bolt tube. They did a salt-bath nitride finish to the bolt tube that they say adds lubricity and scratch-resistant properties for the bolt-tube. Third, the grip: They integrated a larger ejection port to assist with ejection, and they also added GatorGrip to this area.
The forend was one of the most substantial improvements that they made. It includes top and bottom integral picatinny rails, standard; five standard m-lock slots per side, which is pretty smart, and gator-grip all over that too.
Fifth, the sight is now constructed of aluminum; easier, more consistent controls for elevation and windage, and it can be removed to expose more threaded area if needed. Plus, the redesign just looks cool as hell.
Kel-Tec said they did the redesign for three reasons: first of all, they wanted to modernize it, which makes sense, and they made some great improvements to it. Second, they said that this is one of their more popular rifles, so they wanted to take some steps to be able to increase production volume of the rifle, and finally they said that they integrated a lot of consumer feedback, which is always really cool for a company to do.
The MSRP in the Sub-2000 is five-hundred bucks.
Alright, let’s shoot this thing. So, you pull this little– hmm. What would you call that. This tab. You pull this tab back -I like that, tab- you pull this tab back, you deploy the front of the gun, Like I said the charging handle is under here, it’s a little awkward, but it’s a nice charging handle, and you know, it’s a good place to put it. Keeps the whole package compact from the top down. So not bad. Let’s see how it shoots.
[Shooting]
That’s pretty nice. As I mentioned at the beginning, there’s no bolt hold-open, which is kind of a downer, and you have to manually charge it every time, but this thing shoots really well. The trigger’s about what you would expect from Kel-Tec, you know, it’s nothing special. It’s not bad, it’s not that great either, but it’s definitely a serviceable trigger.
The recoil, recoil impulse is a little bit more than, say, you know, like your MP5 or your Uzi, but those are substantially heavier guns. One of the huge advantages to this Kel-Tex is how light it is. That’s what’s nice about it. So, I’m not gonna hold that against the Kel-Tec.
As far as the shooting experience goes, you can’t lose sight of the fact that this really is a utilitarian gun. This is a good truck gun. This is a gun that folds in half. So you can’t expect too much out of it in terms of shooting experience. However, there’s nothing really wrong with it, either. The trigger’s okay, it feels fine in terms of recoil, it’s really not that bad, it’s just fun. You get your glock magazines, you’re shooting 9mm which is cheap, and it’s still powerful to get the job done. It’s a good home-defense weapon.
So here’s something I really love, from the factory with the Gen2 P2000, you get half-by-28 threads. So if you own a suppressor, this is big news for you. I mean you would have had to at least spend money to get the factory barrel threaded, so the fact that Kel-Tec has already done that work for you could save you a couple-hundred bucks, and it’s a nice feature to have. I love it, I think it’s a great idea.
So I’m gonna treat you guys to a little symphony by AAC.
[shooting]
Not bad!
Shoots fine with a suppressor, it actually is a little bit on the loud side out of my right eat, with the action being right here. Not as quiet as a pistol where you’re holding it out in front of your face. Hey and it still folds up into a pretty compact package.
[shooting]
Yeah this thing’s really been a blast today. It’s been great to shoot. But you’ve gotta remember, you’re not shooting the Cadillac of 9mm carbines here. I guess the better analogy would be to say you’re shooting the Jeep of 9mm Carbines. This thing is very functional. It seemed rugged. We’ve put hundreds of rounds through it today, throughout the day, and it’s been 100% reliable. It’s fun as hell, not to mention, and it’s got some really well-thought-out features.
The operation to take down and re-deploy this gun works really well, and it locks positively in both positions, both deployed and not. So you don’t have to worry about this Kel-Tec being folded up and then accidentally deploying. And hey, best part: if you’ve got a Glock 17, you’ve got the mags you need already.
Also if you remember my magpull, the new GL-9 magazine test, those are available to you now, and they’re gonna be $15 a pop.
So my final thoughts on the Sub-2000:
First of all, those of you who are already familiar with the Sub-2000, you know what this is, you know what you’re getting into, and chances are you probably love it. Kel-Tec has a winner here, I know they’re gonna sell these things like crazy. This is probably the perfect truck gun. The compatability with Glock17 magazines is genius. The improvements offered by the Gen2 over the gen1 are also a nice touch, and it just looks cool.
You really shut it down whenever you fold this thing in half, you show this to somebody, you know I brought it to the range today and deployed it, and you know it makes everybody go nuts, they think it’s the coolest thing ever, and it really is.
The shooting experience isn’t anything special, and for a 9mm because it’s so lightweight, it’s got a little bit of kick to it, but again it doesn’t shoot poorly. It isn’t like it has a bad trigger, it isn’t like it’s got killer recoil, it’s a nice-shooting gun. If you have to sum up this gun: it just works. It’s reliable, it’s practical, it’s got a great utilitarian aspect in that it folds up, I know you guys are going nuts about this, it’s probably one of the most exciting guns that I’ve reviewed for TFB TV at this point. Good for Kel-Tec, they’ve got a real winner here, and guys at Kel-Tec: Thank you for letting me try it out, I really do appreciate the T-‘n-E gun, hope you let me keep it. And I really want to thank our sponsors again; Mike at Ventura Munitions, thank you, and Grizzley Targets, thank you for sponsoring TFB TV. And to all you viewers out there, thank you for watching, and I hope you keep subscribing and I hope you keep watching. Thanks again, take care.
Sources: TFB TV

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The Hell Of Benghazi

September 14, 2023 by contrib1 Leave a Comment

Two Of Benghazi’s Secret Soldiers Speak
Story by Frank Jardim • Images courtesy of Paramount PicturesThere’s good reason to see the Paramount blockbuster film 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi. It’s the true story of a group of six former US military private security contractors who fight with awe inspiring bravery and professionalism to save the lives of their fellow Americans during the September 11-12, 2012 terrorist attacks on the American diplomatic compound and a CIA base (known as the Annex) in Benghazi, Libya. In a battle that eventually took on the feel of a small scale Alamo — odds

They opened a can of all-American whoop-ass on the terrorists

against them may have been higher than 10 to 1 — they steadfastly stuck to their guns, their duty as they saw it, and most importantly, they stuck together as team. They opened a can of all-American whoop-ass on the terrorists, won the firefights and made it possible to evacuate everyone to safety the next morning. A well trained, highly disciplined and motivated American warrior is a force to be reckoned with, and this comes out in the film’s heart pumping battle sequences.
Pablo Schreiber plays Kris “Tanto” Paronto, John Krasinski plays Jack Silva, David Denman plays Dave “Boon” Benton and Dominic Fumusa plays John “Tig” Tiegen in 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi. 

Another good reason to see 13 Hours is that you probably don’t know what you think you know about how America really protects her interests abroad. The State Department and CIA have their own private security organizations to identify, hire and manage security contractors. Tens of thousands of former American military and law-enforcement personnel work for them in some very dangerous places, even our own former American Shooting Journal executive editor and the web guy was one of them. You hear very little about these contractors because their work in the diplomatic and intelligence communities requires them to keep their mouths shut. That’s how you keep a secret after all.
Pablo Schreiber plays Kris “Tanto” Paronto in 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi.
It might come as a surprise, but the typical CIA agent isn’t very much like James Bond at all. The guys the CIA hires to protect their agents and staff abroad are the heroes of this story. Those private security contractors are called Global Response Staff (GRS) and they make around $150,000 a year. That may, or may not, be good money depending on your feelings about being killed on the job. Dying is a very real possibility in this line of work. During the battle 13 Hours depicts, two GRS men were killed and another gravely wounded along with a State Department private security contractor (DS).

The man [CIA] in charge of the six GRS operatives, actually held them back for nearly 20 minutes

One thought provoking and disturbing aspect of the story is that the Benghazi attacks could likely have been prevented if the State Department had heeded warnings and beefed up security at the diplomatic compound. It was amazing to me to learn that the security at the front gate and emergency alert responsibility was left in the hands of a few disgruntled Libyan militiamen and three unarmed locally hired Libyan guards. It’s more amazing that nobody there thought that was a problem. The attacking terrorists ran into the compound through the unlocked front gate, and caught the relaxing DS operators completely by surprise. Bear in mind, the attack happened on the anniversary of the most successful terrorist attack on US soil, and nobody bothered to check the gate before turning in for the evening. As a whole, the US State Department comes away from this affair looking complacent and negligently indifferent at its higher levels.

As bad a day as it was for the State Department, the lack of a response from the CIA’s leading agent in Benghazi is comparably appalling. The man who was in charge of the six GRS operatives who tell their story in the film, actually held them back for nearly 20 minutes while terrorists swarmed and burned the diplomatic compound less than two miles away. While the CIA’s Benghazi chief tried by phone to get members of the local Libyan militia to rescue the Americans trapped at the diplomatic compound, two of them died.It should interest the reader to know that the militia he was calling for help was the same militia that had the responsibility of guarding the compound. The implication is that the CIA chief was deluded and/or misinformed and therefore incompetent.

Ultimately, rather than stand idly by while their fellow Americans were in danger, five GRS operatives at the Annex simply left on their own initiative, without orders or approval, and improvised a rescue at the diplomatic compound as best they could. Had they not done so, it is reasonable to assume American casualties would have been higher.

The GRS rescue mission to the diplomatic compound was only the beginning of a long night. They drove out the terrorists and fought off a counter attack while searching for the missing ambassador in the burning ruin of his residence. Unfortunately, the ambassador could not be found. Having killed and wounded an unknown number of attackers, they withdrew to the Annex, which the sixth GRS operative had already organized as a defensive base.

They repulsed two terrorist ground attacks

Prudently, the GRS operators had long worked out plans for defending the Annex against siege. Though surrounded by a curtain wall and fortress-like in appearance, they deemed it inadequate for a defense against anything more than AK-47s and a few RPGs. The six GRS operatives, joined by three of the rescued DS security men, took positions on the roof tops of the Annex’s four buildings and on guard towers they’d built against the curtain wall. Everyone else sheltered inside the command post.

They repulsed two terrorist ground attacks on the Annex and inflicted heavy casualties, but not without cost. At the start of the final attack at dawn, the terrorists used a mortar to target the roof of the command post building where two GRS operatives and a DS man were laying down a ferocious fire. The enemy attack was broken, but the mortar barrage left the four men on the rooftop dead or wounded.
I had the honor of interviewing two of the five surviving Benghazi GRS operatives about the film and the battle. Mark “Oz” Geist organized the Annex for defense while his teammate Kris “Tanto” Paronto was part of the five-man group that retook the diplomatic compound. Both men fought off the attacks on the Annex that followed, and Oz was gravely wounded in the final mortar attack.
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American Shooting Journal Was there anything that the film 13 Hours left out that you think should have been included in the story?
Co-author of “13 Hours” Mark “Oz” Geist attends the Miami Fan Screening of the Paramount Pictures film “13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi.”
Mark “Oz” Geist We sat down and discussed what should have been in and what shouldn’t, as a group and individuals. I’ve thought about it a lot and there’s not a lot that they could have put in that would make it any better. I really can’t put my finger on any one thing. Of course it would have been great to see more of Max Martini in some of the set up scenes, but that’s more of just a personal thing. He’s playing me, and getting him more screen time would tell more of the lead up to the story. For example, what I was doing out that night [that kept me from participating in the rescue mission to the ambassador’s compound], but that would have slowed down the movie, and I don’t think it would work from a theatrical standpoint. As it is, I don’t think you could have gotten better than what it was.

AmSJ Do you think the film captured the feel of that night?
Kris Paronto attends the Dallas Premier of13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi’.
Kris “Tanto” Paronto Wow. As far as getting emotions down, to me, it did get the emotional effect that we were looking for. Speaking for myself, I was re-living a lot of those emotions that I had that night and in other crisis situations or operations I’ve conducted throughout the years. So that was important. It was basically a 13-hour event that the movie condenses into two. There is some melding of characters, and they had to skip some things, but the important [thing] that I was worried about was that it captured the feelings we had that night. The humor that goes into it — you see a bit of that, and when you read the book. It’s fun. There’s a lot of humor that comes into combat situations. That’s a coping mechanism. You get the great edge, you also get the horror of people dying and body parts hanging off and you also, you know, you get the satisfaction of working with the guys you love working with. All that came through. At least I thought it did. Last night was the first time I sat through the movie with an audience, and I’ll be honest, I didn’t look at their reactions. That wasn’t what I was there for. I don’t know how they reacted to it, but I do know that I react very strongly and emotionally when I see it. If it wasn’t done right, then I would not feel like that. It hurts, but it’s necessary, and I’m glad I feel it. [In] the movie script, they got it right. They got the emotion down.

There’s a lot of humor that comes into combat situations.

AmSJ At the start of the attack on the compound, five of you were waiting in the car at the Annex for the CIA base chief to give the order to go. When you finally just left without orders, I thought to myself, “these guys are fired, they’ll never work again.” When you made the decision to go, did you realize it would end your careers as GRS contractors?
Tanto We really didn’t worry. Put it this way, it’s on your mind a little bit, but saving other people, saving human life, is way too important. Just doing the right thing — and that was the right thing — is more important than a paycheck. When you see the movie, John Krasinski [portraying the GRS operative pseudonymously named Jack Silva] says, “You can’t put a price on human life, you can’t put a price on how you’re gonna live the rest of your life when you could have had the chance to save somebody, and you didn’t because you were worried about your job.” There wasn’t anything that could have kept us from going.

For me, honestly, it was kind of a joke. I thought “Oh well, guess I’m gonna loose my job.” It wasn’t “Ahh shit,” it was more a ‘ha-ha’ trying to be funny sort of thing. And we did loose our jobs, but we still did the right thing. Money comes and goes. Your friends, man when they need you, you gotta go. When they need you in those situations where they are dying, money is nothing. I’ll get another job.
Oz, Tanto and John “Tig” Tiegen attending the Dallas premier.
AmSJ You’ve been pretty critical of your CIA team leader and Annex chief for lack of leadership. What was the crux of the problem?
Oz Our [CIA] team leader didn’t have a military background. He was a full time employee. He was not a contractor. That’s why he didn’t have the same military background that we do. He was the buffer between the knuckle-draggers and the intellects.

Max Martini (left) played Oz in 13 Hours.

ASJ You being the knuckle-draggers, right?
Oz Yeah. (Laughs) Us being the knuckle-draggers.
Tanto (Laughs) Good looking knuckle-draggers though [grin].
Oz He just didn’t have the fortitude to step up and do what we thought was right at that time, and make that hard decision. Because being a full-time employee — I’m not making excuses — but a lot of times they just look at things different than we do. We do what we do because we’re out there wanting to make a difference in the world, and I can’t speak to why he does what he does. If we were career-oriented people, we would probably be in a different profession.

Tanto I had issues with the TL [CIA team leader] because I knew him when he first started as team leader, and he was not highly regarded by the operatives because he didn’t have military experience, let alone special operations experience. He came off like a new second lieutenant coming in who was trying to run the enlisted guys who have already been doing it (the job) forever. The reason I got upset with him was because he was going to get beat down in a lot of the places where we were, and I stuck up for him.It kinda felt like a slap in the face, like hey brother, I went to bat for you, stuck out my neck for you, I’ve known you, I helped mentor you, I’ve worked at some sites before Benghazi and now you aren’t listening to me. I took it a little personally because we had history before Benghazi.

ASJ At least he got in the car.
Tanto That’s it. He, yeah, at least he had the guts to get in the car.
Oz The thing is, it would have made him look even worse if he had not and we ended up leaving without him. He would have looked a whole lot worse being stuck there with one thumb in his mouth and the another thumb somewhere else.

AmSJ Among your group of GRS operatives that night, was there a squad leader in the field? It seemed like the other team members entered the compound gate on Tanto’s word that he thought it was clear.
Tanto In that part I said, ‘Hey, just shoot, move and communicate and you’ll be fine.’ Which is lingo for ‘Hey, use your tactics, and we’ll meet somewhere in the middle.’
AmSJ So, basically you did this old school.
Tanto Yeah. (Laughs) We’re old. We’re all old.
Oz Hey, I’m only 50. That doesn’t count. I’m not old, I’m 50 young.
Tanto That’s a tribute to the teams’ maturity level. Tig [John Tiegen] was the youngest. He was 39. The rest of us were in our forties, and had been serving for a while. Yeah, were able to do it up close and on the take without a lot of talk on the radio. Just do your tactics. So, as far as there being a team leader, Rone [Tyrone Woods] was the assistant team leader to our TL for a title. But honestly, we all were either NCOs or officers. Myself, I was both. I was a mustang, enlisted and an officer. We didn’t have one leader per se, we all were leaders. So it wasn’t, ‘Hey this guy [go] do this and this.’ It was if somebody needed to say something, they’d do it, and people would listen.

AmSJ And you didn’t know what you were going to find. You didn’t have a plan other than to go in there and find out what was happening, and see what you could do to save those Americans?
Tanto Yeah
Oz You know, that’s what he talking about when he says, ‘shoot, move and communicate.’ You’re always looking for work when you’re doing that. You’re moving down there [but] you’re not just rushing in blind. You’re just moving as quickly and as tactically as you can, and each person is looking for the dead spot where somebody might be hiding and covering that area. As you go in, second by second you’re just analyzing everything that’s going on before your eyes.If there’s something you see that needs attention you just take care of it, and then everyone else on the team will react from your actions. This is how we work together. It’s just kind of a free-float teamwork concept.

Tanto We had a term for that in the military. It was called moving and working expeditiously. I had that ingrained in me since basic training. It means you’re moving as fast as the situation allows you to, and still maintain control. That’s what we were doing.
Oz It goes back to the training we have all had from SEALS, Marines, Rangers, etc. It all goes back to that.

AmSJ Thank you gentlemen, or should I say knuckle draggers?
Oz (Laughs)
Tanto (Laughs) AmSJ
See an interview of Mark Geist with Shawn Ryan of Shawn Ryan Show Podcast former Navy SEAL/CIA Contractor.

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Homemade Guns that will make you Cry

September 1, 2023 by contrib1 Leave a Comment

Homemade or DIY guns come in all shapes and sizes. Intrepid basement-workshop gunsmiths try to make their own for various reasons.These homemade guns sadly missed the mark completely. Don’t cringe when you look at these wonders. Would it shoot? Probably these homemade guns might have potential at the one foot range, but it can also go wrong for the user as well.
–Duct tape may be one of the greatest invention because you can use it for many things like this and other guns…
-When at war, you use what you can make or acquire. This Chechen pistol is a cobbled-together weapon of questionable reliability. However, it might give the user a chance to obtain a better weapon from an enemy with a lucky shot.
-Who knows, this could be a prototype for Buck Rogers ghetto blaster…
–A homemade pistol reportedly made by Ted Kaczynski, otherwise known as the Unabomber.
Taken by the police from the streets of Sydney, Australia. They say many have been showing up among low level criminals.
-An SHTF bug out bag from one of the warlords soldier in Nigeria. Looks cool huh?
-That looks like a major kaboom waiting for anyone foolish enough to try it.
-This homemade Brazilian shotgun pistol is ready for some bad business for sure. Would it hold up if actually shot?
-A version of a pipe fitting pistol. Even plumbing equipment can become a gun.
-This homemade pistol was made by a Connecticut teen who charged $200 for this junk.
–Uzi-Wannabe this was taken from somewhere in south America.
–Taped DIY Pistol
-So here’s a DIY Submachine gun, when separated from the magazine you wouldn’t know that its a firearm. This one probably shouldn’t be in this group, but this could be one of the cleanest simple design.
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Tactical Rifle Build

August 9, 2023 by contrib1 Leave a Comment

With Features of his SWAT and Hunting .308s in mind, a Shooter Creates ‘a Quality Rifle made Specifically for my needs.’
Story and photos by Nick PernaI own a couple of excellent precision long-distance tactical rifles. One is a Ruger Ranch rifle, topped with a Vortex 3×12 scope. It’s a nice, fairly compact gun, good for packing out in the bush. The other gun is my old SWAT rifle, a Remington 700. Both are .308 caliber. My old sniper rifle is a beast, to say the least. It has a 26-inch bull barrel. For optics, it sports an old-school Leupold 3×12, a reliable, no-frills affair. Both have bipods. They are both excellent rifles. Each one has accounted for multiple wild pigs and other game. Both have a few drawbacks, though. For the Ruger, the stock is a little short for my taste. The only case of “scope eye” I have ever suffered is from that gun. For the unacquainted, scope eye – also known as scope bite – is when the eyepiece of the optic collides with the shooter’s forehead when fired, causing bruising, bleeding and embarrassment. It happened to me when I initially purchased the gun and was zeroing the scope. It’s now my wife’s hunting rifle.As for my old sniper gun, it’s a little on the heavy side. The bull barrel, carbon fiber stock, optic, bipod and night vision mount add up to some weight. It really becomes apparent on long stalks, when carrying it can get a little fatiguing, which is not something you want to be concerned with when you have to take an important shot.

SO, I DECIDED to build a gun that incorporated the best features of both guns. I opted to base it off of the Remington 700 platform. I did this for a few reasons. First and foremost, my familiarity with it. Second, it’s a proven system with a long, successful track record. Third, there are a lot of easily obtainable aftermarket options available for it. Most importantly, though, I knew where to get a good deal on one – I picked a used one up at a local gun store for less than $400. On the upside, it came with a solid scope mount, which saved me the trouble of having to shell out another 200 bucks to get a good one. On the downside, it had an internal magazine. To load it, you have to pull the bolt back and drop the rounds in the mag. Not a huge deal, but not what I want in a tactical gun. But what do you expect for only 400 bucks?I opted to stay with .308 for economic reasons as well. I have plenty of bullets in that caliber on hand. There are a lot of great precision rifle calibers on the market today, but the ammo is expensive. Another reason for sticking with the old 7.62mm is that this rifle is primarily going to be used in California as a hunting rifle.

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Here in California, you can’t use ammunition with lead in the projectile. You also can’t have ammo delivered to you without going through a licensed firearms dealer or gun store. This means hunting ammo is hard to come by and I already have a limited amount of copper-slug .308 ammo socked away. Plus, being a former law enforcement sniper, I’m familiar with the ballistic abilities of the round.

THE ORIGINAL STOCK it came with was adequate, but I wanted something more specifically tailored to my needs. No need to look any further than Magpul. Magpul is to gun geeks what Lego is to kids. Magpul provides plug and-play add-ons and accessories for most modern firearms. The Magpul Hunter 700 stock is a great product for anyone looking to accessorize their bolt gun. It’s made from reinforced polymers with aluminum bedding for the portions that attach to the rifle’s action. There are multiple M-Lok slots to mount a bipod, sling, lights and so on. There are also predrilled holes for using traditional sling mounts. The stock has a rubber recoil butt pad, a spacer system where spacers can be added or taken away to change the length of the stock, and an adjustable cheek riser. I picked one up for around $250.

Keeping with the Lego theme, I also purchased a Magpul bolt action magazine well and five-round magazine. This fit nicely into the Hunter stock and allowed me to upgrade from the internal mag to an external one. Installing the mag well and stock was super simple. Once I separated the old stock from the action, I removed the internal mag housing. I then placed the Magpul mag well in the Magpul stock. The last step was to reattach them to the rifle’s receiver via two bolts. The product costs about $110. I chose not to Loctite them, instead opting to ensure they were hand-tight, and marking the screws with a Sharpie to make sure they don’t drift over time. I did this just in case I need to separate the stock from the action for whatever reason. This proved to be a good call when I tried to mount the Magpul bipod mount onto the M-Lok slot. I couldn’t get the bolts to line up properly in the slot, so I ended up having to take the stock off the action to facilitate this. There’s probably an easier way to do this, but YouTube didn’t provide one.

FOR THE OPTIC, I went with a lesser-known brand, Huskemaw Optics of Wyoming. Huskemaw makes excellent scopes. Their primary clients are hunters. This is one well-built scope! It is built to survive the rigors of backwoods hunting. It has a second focal plane reticle sandwiched in between two layers of glass for added protection. You can order a bullet drop compensator, or BDC, based on the specific ammunition you are using. Adjustments are in ⅓ minute of angle. This means that at 100 yards, if you click the windage or elevation once, it will move the point of impact roughly ⅓ inch. Most hunting and tactical scopes use ¼ MOA. I’m not sure why Huskemaw opted to do this, but it doesn’t take away from the overall functionality of this excellent scope. After adding a Harris bipod, I called it complete. I was fortunate enough to have already had the scope and bipod, so that kept the overall cost of this build well under $1,000. After completing assembly, I ran the gun through its paces. After a few quick adjustments, I shot the three-round group shown above at 100 yards. Not bad. There is nothing better than building something exactly how you want it. This was a fun project that resulted in a quality rifle made specifically for my needs. 

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Creedmoor® Sports introduced Inverted Know Your Limits Rifle Target

August 4, 2023 by contrib1 Leave a Comment

Anniston, AL, US – Creedmoor Sports is pleased to announce the introduction of their first steel target intended for precision rifle shooting. The Inverted Know Your Limits (KYL) target is designed to offer a fun and challenging target presentation for shooters of all skill levels. Unlike most conventional targets where shooters engage a steel gong, the Inverted Know Your Limits Target challenges shooters to ensure the entire bullet goes through the target without touching the steel. Progressing from largest to smallest, shooters can test their abilities on the seven target holes ranging from 2” to only 1/2″.Failure to go clean through the circle is easily identified visually and by the distinct “ping” this target makes. Made of premium AR500 plate, this target is equally suited for individual training, use in competition, or simply having a fun day on the range.

Key Features:

Laser-cut 3/8” AR500 Steel

Powder coat finish

Four mounting holes for vertical or horizontal positioning

Target Hole Sizes: 2”, 1-3/4”, 1-1/2”, 1-1/4”, 1”, 3/4”, and 1/2″

Includes two target hanger hooks

Made in the USA

[embedded content]About Creedmoor Sports, Inc.As a leading supplier in precision shooting sports since 1979, Creedmoor Sports designs, manufactures,and supplies the precision shooter with the gear needed to achieve their personal shooting goals. Wemanufacture only the best products to give the dedicated shooter the confidence needed to win at every level of competition. Known for best-in-class personal service, at Creedmoor, we don’t have customers…we have friends.

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Slow Mo Guys Elephant Gun .577 Tyrannosaur In Slow Motion

July 11, 2023 by contrib1 Leave a Comment

A new video collaboration by Slow Mo Guys and Kentucky Ballistics was just released. Scott of Kentucky Ballistics had them shoot a variety of elephant guns but it was the .577 Tyrannosaur that was the focus of the video.
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I enjoy watching the Slow Mo Guys especially when they do firearm content. This latest video is very interesting. I do not know much about elephant guns but they definitely seem like something that is more fun to watch someone shoot than to shoot it yourself.
Dan of Slow Mo Guys volunteered as tribute and shot all the elephant guns that Scott brought out. Here are the different calibers Scott had Dan shoot. The .556 was just there for scale and comparison.
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Shooting the .375 H&H. Screencap from Slow Mo Guys
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Screencap from Slow Mo Guy. He took his shirt off for the .577 Tyrannosaur.
The other calibers were not that bad but when Scott told Dan that the .577 Tyrannosaur would kick more than the rest, Dan decided to take his shirt off so they could film his body reacting to the recoil.
Screencap from Slow Mo Guy. The moment before Dan pulls the trigger.
The recoil of the .577 Tyrannosaur was so great that the rifle flies back causing the trigger guard to hit his trigger finger. Inadvertently hitting the trap door release.
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After they filmed Dan shooting the .577 Tyrannosaur from the side, they were curious about what was happening to his back, given that the recoil was so great. Their second shot did not disappoint. The meat and skin just rippled from the shockwave created by the recoil. It traversed down his entire back.
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Screencap from Slow Mo Guys
After Dan shot the .577 Tyrannosaur, Scott brought out some targets. 16″ blocks of ballistic gelatin, a gallon of white glue and an old can of nacho cheese sauce. They started with the blocks of gelatin. Due to the ridiculousness of .577 Tyrannosaur, Scott used two blocks of gelating and the results were astounding. Scott brought out two different rounds. A solid projectile, which is what Dan shot, and a soft point for hunting reasons.
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Screencap from Slow Mo Guys
Scott shot the .577 Tyrannosaur and the Slow Mo Guys captured some interesting things in slow motion. The first thing was when the solid bullet interacted with the surface of the ballistics gelatin. It produces light. See the screenshot below.
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Even when the bullet hits the second ballistics gel block, it creates a small yellow light.
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The first angle was actually just over Scott’s shoulder when he shot the .577 Tyrannosaur into the two Gell blocks. It appears there is a fire inside the gel block.
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Screencap from Slow Mo Guys
The temporary wound cavity was so big that the muzzle flash was able to reach inside. Once the temporary wound cavity collapsed it compresses the air and gasses from the muzzle blast cause further ignition and a bright explosion inside the wound cavity.
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Screencap from Slow Mo Guys. 1,969 feet per second.
Screencap from Slow Mo Guys. 1,274 feet per second
Now the screenshots were only from the solid projectile. Scott shot the soft point and it too did not disappoint. Just like the previous shot, the Slow Mo Guys filmed Scott over the shoulder when he shot the soft point .577 Tyrannosaur. But the reaction of the ballistic gel block was a lot greater than the previous shot. You can clearly see how much deformation happened from the temporary wound cavity. It created a diamond shape but you can still see the original corners represented as lines.
Screencap from Slow Mo Guys
The muzzle flash was so great and the compression was even greater that it created a much brighter secondary explosion in the wound cavity. Also, look at the left edge of the second gel block. The bullet almost made it out of the block but there was enough elasticity to keep it from escaping.
Screencap from Slow Mo Guys
Here is a side-by-side comparison of the two projectiles and their wound cavities.
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As Scott predicted, the soft point got sucked back into the gelatin block.
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The wound channel is massive from the soft point .577 Tyrannosaur.
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Scott finished shooting the .577 Tyrannosaur into a gallon of Elmer’s glue and a gallon of nacho cheese sauce.
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Here is the video these screencaps are from.
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I can’t wait to see what the Slow Mo Guys do next.

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Training with Tactician Concepts’..

July 6, 2023 by contrib1 Leave a Comment

Top trainer’s four-day Self-Defense Course focuses on knives, Close-Quarters Shooting, Firing from Vehicles.
Story and Photos by Paul PawelaThe 1969 classic Western movie Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid is loosely based on real-life events,and there is one powerful scene in the film that sums up Americans when it comes to self-defense and self-preservation. In the movie, one of the members of the outlaw Hole in the Wall gang, Harvey Logan – who was more lethal with a gun than the famed Sundance Kid – challenges the leader of the gang, Butch Cassidy, for his position. Logan, played by actor Ted Cassidy, a mountain of a man, asks Cassidy, played by actor Paul Newman, how they are going to fight to the death: with knives or guns?Cassidy responds by saying, “I don’t want to shoot with you, Harvey.” To which Logan responds, “Anything you say, Butch,” as he proceeds to pull a huge Bowie knife from behind his back. Bowie knives, as well as neck and boot knives, were commonly carried as backup weapons for the Western cowboy – and still are, for that matter.

After a bit of back-and-forth banter between Logan, Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, played by RobertRedford, Cassidy approaches his Bowie-armed nemesis, saying, “No, no, not yet. Not until me and Harvey get the rules straightened out.” A surprised Logan counters, “Rules? In a knife fight? No rules!” Cassidy immediately strikes Logan with a boot kick to the groin, sending the big man to his knees, and then replies, “Well, if there ain’t going to be any rules, let’s get the fight started. Someone count. One, two, three, go.” The Sundance Kid quickly says, “One, two, three, go,” at which time Cassidy uses both hands to knock out Logan, finishing the fight and regaining leadership of his gang. What’s the point, you may ask? The point is that Americans, when fighting in lethal encounters, have always relied on trickery, knives and guns, period. And the best way to be successful in a lethal encounter is to prepare, learning combat techniques and weaponry tactics from a trained professional.

WHEN IT COMES to self-defense instructors, Allen Elishewitz is top-notch. I discussed Elishewitz’s company, Tactician Concepts (tacticianconcepts.com), his training principles, and his four-day selfdefense course in the April issue, and this is part two of that article.In part one, I discussed the importance of understanding life’s patterns, or common denominators, when it comes to self-defense. In looking at common denominators, a good self-defense instructor is devoid of ego. The better ones are rather humble, and they have a strong belief in God. It is not about whether you believe in God, but whether they do. This is important for a couple of reasons. First, believing in a higher power means they are obligated to be more truthful, more compassionate, more caring and more loving. They do not see students as potential dollar signs, but rather as future friends.The other reason their belief in God is important is because it gives them incredible confidence when faced with danger, a calmness that is hard to explain. Everyone around them gravitates to them at signs of danger because they are true leaders.

Knowing they have been tested and vetted, they are confident in their warfare skills; they know what works and what doesn’t in the arena of life and-death conflict because they are morally driven and they are bound to do everything lawfully. They also understand that the subject they are teaching must work for both the physically strong and less strong. In a lifetime of training with the who’s who of hall-of-fame instructors, I have only met a handful who meet the above criteria, and Elishewitz is one of those diamonds in the rough. Elishewitz demonstrates his desire to teach life-saving techniques with an ability to make his students comfortably understand the concepts he is teaching.

AS MENTIONED IN the first article, Elishewitz started the first two days of his four-day training course with the knife. The rationale is that the knife is readily available, easily carried and capable of delivering everything from a deterrent scratch to a lethal stab. In a deadly encounter, the knife is the next best thing to a firearm to have on your person. Elishewitz taught defensive and offensive techniques designed to cut or thrust. He went in-depth as to what constitutes a good self-defense knife, such as blade length, shape, strength and deployability. It cannot be emphasized enough the knowledge that Elishewitz has on this subject, as he is a master-class knifemaker and his knives are sought after by just about every special operations unit in the free world.

Throughout the knife class, students were taught proper stance, head and body position, and foot movement that also worked the next day during the tactical firearms portion of the class. Once again, safety was thoroughly discussed before any live-fire shooting began. When it comes to the topic of self-defense, the knife and gun are always emphasized, but we don’t often talk about who or what the threat truly is. The threat is not a cardboard, paper or steel target; no, it is a living, breathing human being who is likely a seasoned repeat offender. Usually, these offenders are committing crimes with one or morepartners. They are sometimes highly skilled and proficient with firearms and sometimes very hard to kill.

The course consisted of a full day of intense firearms training in every conceivable form, including close-quarter shooting, man-on man competition and precision marksmanship competition, with all events being pushed to the limits. At the end of the day was a full debrief on what went on and why, and every participant’s confidence was much higher than when they started.The final day covered shooting in and out of vehicles. While this type of training is usually done by trained bodyguards, Elishewitz conducted his course with a much more personal touch. He spent time showing students how to properly slip the seatbelt out of position to bring the firearm into play inside the vehicle. He also demonstrated the proper way of getting out of the seatbelt to get into a fight outside the car. Why was so much time devoted to the vehicle? Most people might think that the home is the number one location where one might engage criminals, but in fact it is a vehicle.

Here are some reminders: Emmett Dalton of the famed Dalton Gang was shot 23 times and lived. Cole Younger of the James-Younger Gang was shot 11 times and lived. And during the infamous 1986 FBI Miami shootout, William Matix was shot six times before dying and his partner Michael Platt was shot 12 times before dying (note: kill shots were head shots). Both were highly proficient with firearms and shot around 2,000 rounds a week. Elishewitz fully understands that his students are training to defend themselves against hardened criminals and makes no bones about it when putting his students through realistic, high-pressure drills during firearms training.

ELISHEWITZ UNDERSTANDS THAT a civilian man/woman is still the universal common denominator in the judicious use of deadly force to preserve the individual, close relatives and innocents. People will always be called on to face dangers, whether armed robbery in the home, a carjacking or an active shooter. The real pattern to this is being willing. Elishewitz’s motto that he lives and dies by is, “The more you sweat in training, the less you bleed in battle.” In all areas of self-defense, Allen Elishewitz and Tactician Concepts are hard to beat, and that’s my two cents.

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Editor’s note: Author Paul Pawela is a nationally recognized firearms and self-defense expert. For his realistic self defense training, see assaultcountertactics.com.

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A Special Forces Legend Passes on

June 8, 2023 by contrib1 Leave a Comment

Billy Waugh fought in Korea and Vietnam, was a CIA operative, hunted Osama Bin Laden in Afghanistan and much more during a Truly Remarkable Career Spanning Decades.
Story by Paul Pawela
Special Forces legend Billy Waugh retired from the US Army in 1972as a command sergeant major, only to become a CIA operativefrom 1977 to 2005. Born William Dawson Waugh on December 1,1929 outside Austin, Texas, he passed away April 4, 2023. (US ARMY)

I was recently attending Sean Kelley’s kenpo camp – Kelly is one of the greatest kenpo karate instructors in the world and his seminars bring in the very best – and in the back of my mind was my father’s wisdom:“Always train with the best and keep your pie hole shut.” Airborne, Pops! And check! However, this camp was even more special than the previous ones, as there were many mentors in attendance. One such mentor was Special Forces/Ranger legend and Chief Warrant Officer 4 Patrick Kelly, a man who deserves an article written about him. With a calm but thunderous voice from the mountain of a man that he is, Kelly braced me for some bad news: “Paul, on my way down from Bragg, I stopped by Tampa to visitBilly. He is not going to be with us much longer.”

In Vietnam, Waugh was one of the best Special Operations Group recon menand this is the gear he carried: CAR-15 with 25 20-round magazines, standard1911 semiauto and mini grenades – he loved grenades! (COURTESY IMAGES)

I was subsequently informed through the grapevine that Billy Waugh, the Special Forces/CIA luminary, a man whose entire life could fill volumes and whose story is worthy of a major motion picture, was felled by two major strokes. As sure as he was a Christian of faith, Waugh was given his orders to report to the Lord on April 4 of this year. Born William Dawson Waugh, he was 93.

THIS IS MY requiem to the immortal superhero Billy Waugh. I debated whether to compare him to Odysseus/Ulysses, the hero of Homer’s The Iliad and The Odyssey, but the more I thought about it, I realized that the character Batman was more fitting. Not only could Batman have been certainly modeled after Waugh, but they have more in common than one would think. If you think it is a bit childish, then tell that to the CIA, who gave him the code name Batman!

Let’s start the comparison. Batman has genius-level intelligence, masterful detective and escapology skills, peak human physical condition, martial arts expertise, access to high tech equipment, and he is a superhero who fights evil and strikes terror in the hearts of criminals. Having no superhuman abilities, he is considered one of the world’s most intelligent men and greatest fighters using his physical prowess, technical ingenuity and tactical thinking. Part of his crime-fighting gear is his utility belt in which he carries an assortment of weapons and investigative and technological tools. Despite having the potential to harm his enemies, he has a strong commitment to justice and a reluctance to take a life. Batman deliberately cultivates a frightening persona to put fear into his enemies. He would best be described as a polymath.

Waugh did the first combat high-altitude low opening, or HALO, drop in Vietnam.

In an eerily similar comparison, Waugh lived every word as described above, except with one incredibly huge difference: he had no such reluctance to take lives. In 50 years of combat experience, both with elite Special Forces units and the CIA, as he saw it, “My craving is, and always has been, to be involved in actions conducted to ensure America remains strong, safe, and free of those who have its destruction as their goal.” After the events of September 11, 2001, his thoughts on Osama bin Laden were these: “By God, this man and his Al-Qaeda punks needed to be killed and tossed into the garbage dumps of wherever they may be found.”

At the age of 71, Waugh set out with a few CIA, Delta Force and Special Forces Operational Detachment Alpha 594 members to capture or kill bin Laden. Each operator carried 110 pounds of equipment, complete with a filled rucksack, communications equipment, weapons and grenades, and they embarked on the roughest mountain terrain Afghanistan had to offer, often in miserably cold weatherwith temperatures plummeting to -5 degrees. Using advanced technology, those heroic men brought in enough laser-guided bombs from the US Air Force to exterminate a large population of terrorists.

As a young man leading a US Military Assistance Advisory Group SOG squad.

THROUGHOUT HIS INCREDIBLE career, Waugh lived with pain and suffering. He was awarded eight Purple Hearts, which meant he was wounded by either bullets or bomb shrapnel multiple times.During one secret mission, Waugh was shot in the foot, ankle, knee, wrist and head. The North Vietnamese Army enemy thought he was dead – big mistake – but he literally willed himself back to health after extensive reconstruction on his injured leg that doctors thought might have to be amputated. Be it willpower, divine intervention, or both, in a relatively short time, Waugh was back in the fight. By the way, on that mission, deep behind enemy lines, Waugh and his team killed more than 160 enemies. That attack alerted over 4,000 NVA troops to hunt down Waugh and his team of 90 men. Only 18 of his men made it out; however, when the survivors called in for air support, over 600 NVA had been killed.

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In the secret unit called SOG (Special Operations Group), Waugh was not only known for taking lives, but part of his mission was to save lives and recover bodies of men killed deep behind enemy lines. He led many successful missions, which are talked about in-depth in his book Hunting the Jackal, as well as in SOG: The Secret Wars of America’s Commandos in Vietnam by John Plaster.

In addition to his eight Purple Hearts, Waugh received the Silver Star (the third-highest medal in the military), four Commendation Ribbons for Valor, four Bronze Stars for Valor, 14 Air Medals for Valor, andtwo Combat Infantry badges. Speaking of valor, Waugh and a team of two other men that he picked were the first to do a high-altitude low opening, or HALO, parachute combat jump. Think about the incredible courage it takes to step out in the darkness of night, 2 miles above Earth and 2 miles above the most uncharted, vicious jungle man had ever seen, and Waugh and his team were jumping right into the middle of it! Waugh would be cemented as a pioneer in the HALO field, serving all future special operations HALO teams fighting in the Global War on Terror. While most of his jumps were successful, Waugh did survive crashing in three helicopters and two planes.

IT IS HARD to believe that Waugh’s first combat experience was in 1951 in Korea, and that just two years later in 1953, he would become a pioneer in the Special Forces. Waugh’s last mission was in Afghanistan in 2002. In all, he served the US in 64 different countries. Many of his CIA missions are classified to this day. During the Vietnam War, Waugh’s SOG unit, which he was in for over seven years, captured thousands of tons of munitions and supplies and killed thousands of enemy soldiers.

SOG recon men consistently killed more than 100 NVA for each one lost, a ratio that climbed as high as 150 to 1. This was the highest documented kill ratio of any American unit in the war and probably the highest such ratio in US history.A short time later, Waugh was part of the undercover CIA team that was responsible for capturing the number one terrorist at that time, Carlos the Jackal, also known as Ilich Ramírez Sánchez. It was Waugh’s great detective prowess that allowed him to be the first person in the world to get updated pictures of the Jackal that were used in capturing him.

Waugh (far left) in Afghanistan with Special Forces Operational Detachment Alpha 594. (COURTESY IMAGE)

Another target that Waugh had his eye on was bin Laden. Waugh had done secret surveillance on theterrorist, and had asked permission several times to kill him. Waugh told me personally that he had gun sights on bin Laden many times and could have killed him relatively easily. The plan I liked the most was the one he wrote about in Hunting the Jackal.When bin Laden was being driven out of town, a two-car team would be used; the first car would smash into bin Laden’s vehicle and the CIA operators in the other car would shoot bin Laden’s driver and bin Laden with suppressed MP-5s. But like many politicians who are squeamish about eliminating threats to Americans, the administration at the time would not authorize kill missions until many Americans died – and die they would by the thousands at the hands of bin Laden. That included the bombings of two US embassies in East Africa, a bombing at Khobar Towers in Saudi Arabia, attack on the USS Cole in Yemen, the Battle of Mogadishu (also known as the Black Hawk Down incident) and the September 11 attacks. Those buildings would all still be standing and many thousands of lives would have been saved had Waugh been authorized to shoot that SOB.

Author Paul Pawela says he is“very proud” to have posted thefirst interview with the legend onYouTube. (PAUL PAWELA)

Waugh lived by the mantra: “If a man prepares for battle, trains for battle, studies the enemy, and practices for every possibility, the outcome of the battle will take care of itself.” How good was Waugh? Hanging in his house are many plaques that are definitely museum-worthy. However, the one that stands out the most is the one the CIA presented to him that reads: “To Billy Waugh from the CIA,‘The Greatest Assassin Ever!’” I think that sums it up best. Thank you always, Billy, for being a true leader and mentor to us all. Billy Waugh is the greatest man ever to be known as Batman – God bless and goodbye. ★Editor’s note: Author Paul Pawela is a nationally recognized firearms and self-defense expert. For hisrealistic self-defense training, see assaultcountertactics.com.

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Anniston, AL, US – (June 1, 2023) Creedmoor® SportsCreedmoor Sports is proud to announce the launch and immediate availability of their new Shoulder Datum Tool. Designed and built for the discerning handloader, this new precision measuring tool is the next iteration in Creedmoor Sports’ line of precision reloading tools.Taking inspiration from the Creedmoor Sports Bullet/OAL Comparator Tool launched in 2022, the new Shoulder Datum Tool allows users to accurately measure their cases for proper shoulder bump when reloading. The tool is designed to be mounted to standard calipers to allow for ease of operation.With six different positions, the tool allows for measurement of over 75 different cartridges simply by rotating the tool on the caliper jaws. There are no tools or inserts needed to change between cartridges.

Key Features:• Supports over 75 SAAMI cartridges and many more wildcats• Non-marring brass screws for secure caliper attachment• No additional inserts required• 416 Stainless Steel• Made in the USAModels:Creedmoor Sports Shoulder Datum ToolProduct Video:Youtube – Creedmoor Sports Shoulder Datum Tool

About Creedmoor Sports, Inc.As a leading supplier in precision shooting sports since 1979, Creedmoor Sports designs, manufactures,and supplies the precision shooter with the gear needed to achieve their personal shooting goals. Wemanufacture only the best products to give the dedicated shooter the confidence needed to win at every level of competition. Known for best-in-class personal service, at Creedmoor, we don’t have customers…we have friends.Contact:John TeacheyVP of Operations and Marketing1-800-273-3366167 Creedmoor Way, Anniston, AL 36205Creedmoorsports.com

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